"the RP-5 assembly line in 1945 that Army photographer David Conover saw a young woman assembler named Norma Jeane Dougherty, whom he thought had potential as a model. She was photographed working on the OQ-3, which led to a screen test for Norma Jeane, who soon changed her name to Marilyn Monroe. In November 1943 the company produced the OQ-7, essentially an OQ-3 with some cleanups and a new mid-mounted, slightly swept wing. This reached but was not taken into production. A totally new design was introduced in April 1944, the RP-8. This was powered by a new O-45-1, allowing"
"Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film ""Sunset Boulevard"". Swanson was also a star in the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. Throughout the 1920s, Swanson was Hollywood's top box office magnet. Swanson starred in dozens of silent films, and was nominated for the first Academy Award in the Best Actress category. She also produced her"
"of financial irregularities in handling donations to the CAI and falsehoods in his books. In 2012, Mortenson repaid $1 million to the CAI after an inquiry by the Montana Attorney General, though no criminality was found. Mortenson was born in 1957 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. His parents, Irvin and Jerene, went with the Lutheran Church to Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in 1958 to be teachers in at a girls' school in the Usambara mountains. In 1961, Dempsey became a fundraiser and development director for the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center, the first teaching hospital in Tanzania. Jerene was the founding principal of"
"Norma Jean (singer) Norma Jean Beasler (born January 30, 1938), better known as Norma Jean, is an American country music singer who was a member of ""The Porter Wagoner Show"" from 1961–1967. She had 13 country singles in ""Billboard""s Country Top 40 between 1963 and 1968, recorded twenty albums for RCA Victor between 1964 and 1973, received two Grammy nominations, and was a Grand Ole Opry member for a number of years. Norma Jean Beasler was born January 30, 1938 in Wellston, Oklahoma, and grew up admiring country singer Kitty Wells, whom she considers her biggest influence. She got her"
"Aside from acting, Mortensen's other artistic pursuits include fine arts, photography, poetry, and music. In 2002, he founded the Perceval Press to publish the works of little-known artists and authors. Mortensen was born in New York City on October 20, 1958, the son of Grace Gamble (; July 8, 1928 – April 25, 2015) and Viggo Peter Mortensen Sr. (May 8, 1929 – March 2, 2017). His mother was American, while his father was Danish; they met in Norway. His maternal grandfather was a Canadian from Nova Scotia. The family moved to Venezuela, then Denmark, and eventually settled in Argentina"
"Hollywood, today, Swanson is most remembered for her portrayal of Norma Desmond in 1950's ""Sunset Boulevard"". Swanson has been played both on television and in film by the following actresses: General Interviews Gloria Swanson Gloria May Josephine Swanson (March 27, 1899 – April 4, 1983) was an American actress and producer best known for her role as Norma Desmond, a reclusive silent film star, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film ""Sunset Boulevard"". Swanson was also a star in the silent film era as both an actress and a fashion icon, especially under the direction of Cecil B. DeMille. Throughout the"
"Norma Waterson Norma Christine Waterson (born 15 August 1939) is an English musician, best known as one of the original members of The Watersons, a celebrated English traditional group. Other members of the group included her brother Mike Waterson and sister Lal Waterson, a cousin John Harrison, and in later incarnations of the group her husband Martin Carthy. Waterson was born in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and brought up there by her grandmother, who was half-Gypsy. Her eponymously titled solo debut ""Norma Waterson"" was produced by John Chelew and released by Hannibal Records in 1996, and was well received"
"1951) and ""Det Nye"" (started in 1957) as its frontline magazines. In 1958, Carl L. Mortensen became managing director of the publishing house, whilst Ernst G. Mortensen continued as chairman until 1965. Mortensen was decorated as a Knight, First Class of the Order of St. Olav in 1939. He died in October 1966 in Oslo, at age 79. Ernst G. Mortensen Ernst Gustav Mortensen (17 September 1887 – 13 October 1966) was a Norwegian publisher. Born in Kristiania (now Oslo), he established Norway's first correspondence school and his own publishing house. He started new paths in Norwegian publishing business, and"
"as editor. Her first contribution was an article about unemployed men's women. She wrote it under a new signature, Moa, because she did not want the syndicalistic circles she moved in to see that she worked for a liberal magazine. However, her work for ""Tidevarvet"" was mostly novels and stories and her political articles were still published in the syndicalistic press. She had found the name ""Moa"" in the novel ""Jökeln"" (""Bræen"") by Danish author Johannes V. Jensen, where the character ""Moa"" was described as the first mother of humanity. In November 1927, Martinson traveled to Gothenburg at the request"
"""There has never been a star of ""Crossroads"", although Nolly was ""Crossroads""."" Noele Gordon Joan Noele Gordon (25 December 1919 – 14 April 1985) was a British stage, film, television actress and presenter. She played the role of Meg Mortimer (originally Richardson) in the long-running British soap opera ""Crossroads"" from 1964 to 1981. Gordon's father was an engineer in the Merchant Navy and she was born in East Ham, London. She was given the middle name of Noele because she was born on Christmas Day. After attending convent school at Forest Gate, she was taught to dance by Maude Wells"
"Noele Gordon Joan Noele Gordon (25 December 1919 – 14 April 1985) was a British stage, film, television actress and presenter. She played the role of Meg Mortimer (originally Richardson) in the long-running British soap opera ""Crossroads"" from 1964 to 1981. Gordon's father was an engineer in the Merchant Navy and she was born in East Ham, London. She was given the middle name of Noele because she was born on Christmas Day. After attending convent school at Forest Gate, she was taught to dance by Maude Wells and later spent several years living in Southend on Sea, Essex. She"
"Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson (; 8 December 1832 – 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature ""as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit"", becoming the first Norwegian Nobel laureate. Bjørnson is considered to be one of The Four Greats (""De Fire Store"") among Norwegian writers, the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland. Bjørnson is also celebrated for his lyrics to the Norwegian National Anthem, ""Ja, vi"
"Norma McCorvey Norma Leah McCorvey Nelson; (September 22, 1947 – February 18, 2017), better known by the legal pseudonym ""Jane Roe"", was the plaintiff in the landmark American lawsuit ""Roe v. Wade"" in 1973. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individual state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional. Later, McCorvey's views on abortion changed substantially; she became a Roman Catholic activist in the pro-life movement. McCorvey was born in Simmesport, Louisiana. She was briefly raised at her family's residence in Lettsworth in Pointe Coupee Parish. Later in her childhood, the family moved to Houston, Texas. McCorvey's father left the family when"
"Vilna Jorgen Morpurgo Vilna Jorgen Morpurgo (born Countess Adele Vilhelma Ludvikke Bykle-Larsen Nilsen Vik og Telemark, 10 June 1900 in Oslo; died 1975 in Sag Harbor) was a noted Scandinavian-American painter and sculptor. She represented Norway in both the 1939 New York World's Fair and the first art exhibit of the United Nations 1944. In the 1930s she defied both Hitler and Mussolini who had commissioned her to do a commemorative sculpture. She was married to Erling Jorgensen until his death 1930. In 1933 she married Baron Attilio Giacomo Morpurgo, MD, and remained married until her death. In the 1920s-40s,"
"Norma Jean (band) Norma Jean (formerly known as Luti-Kriss) is an American metalcore band from Douglasville, Georgia, a suburb of Atlanta. Since their inception in 1997, numerous line up changes have left the band with no original members. To date, Norma Jean has released seven studio albums and received a Grammy Award nomination in 2006 for Best Recording Package for their second album ""O God, the Aftermath"". The band's name is derived from the real name of actress Marilyn Monroe. Evolving from Luti-Kriss, the original Norma Jean line-up consisted of the final Luti-Kriss lineup, utilizing additional percussion on recordings instead"
"Parton, who went on to become one of country music's leading female stars. Parton said later she had a hard time replacing Norma because she was so loved by country fans. That year, her single, ""Heaven Help the Working Girl"" (an early feminist song) was a Top 20 hit, the last one of her career. Despite a lack of major country hits, her albums continued to sell, like 1967's ""Jackson Ain't a Very Big Town"", which peaked at number 11 on the Top Country Albums list. Norma Jean (singer) Norma Jean Beasler (born January 30, 1938), better known as Norma"
"Norma Ford Walker Norma Ford Walker (September 3, 1893 – August 9, 1968) was a Canadian scientist who pioneered the development of medical genetics as a research field. Though she began her academic career as an entomologist, working as an invertebrate zoologist at the University of Toronto, she became interested in medical genetics in the 1930s, and researched the medical genetics of the then famous Dionne Quintuplets. She was an original founding member of the American Society of Human Genetics and between 1947 and 1962, was the first director of the Department of Genetics at what was then the Toronto"
"Also in 2014, Niecy Nash played Jackson in the historical drama film ""Selma"", directed by Ava DuVernay. Richie Jean Jackson Richie Jean Jackson, also known as Jean Jackson and Richie Jean Sherrod Jackson (August 30, 1932– November 10, 2013), was an American author, teacher, and civil rights activist. Jackson was born in Mobile, Alabama as the only child of John W. and Juanita Richardson Sherrod. She was a childhood friend of Coretta Scott King. She attended and graduated from Cardoza High School in Washington, D.C. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in secondary education at Alabama State College, and"
"Minstrels and Genuine Alabama Cake Walkers. Batson died in Philadelphia on December 1, 1906. Flora Batson Flora Batson (1864–1906) was a popular and well-known black concert singer, nicknamed ""The Double-Voiced Queen of Song"" because of her soprano-baritone range. She was also called ""the colored Jenny Lind"" in the press. Batson was born in Washington, D.C. on April 16, 1864. She began singing at a young age, in her church choir. In 1885, she began touring with the Bergen Star Company and became internationally known. She was a contemporary of Marie Selika Williams, Madam Flower ""Bronze Melba"", and Matilda Sissieretta Joyner"
"Norma Major Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth Major, Lady Major, (, formerly Johnson; born 12 February 1942) is an English philanthropist who is the wife of Sir John Major. She is the daughter of the late Norman Wagstaff and the late Edith Johnson, and was born Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff. She was born in Shropshire while her father was stationed there. He was killed in a motorcycle accident a few days after the end of the Second World War, when Norma was just three years old, and her mother subsequently reverted to using her maiden name, so she was called Norma"
"of Norwegian-Swedish author Margit Sandemo. Audun Thorsen has written a book about Bjørnson's affair; ""Bjørnsons kvinne og Margit Sandemos ""familiehemmelighet"" (Genesis forlag, Oslo 1999). Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson (; 8 December 1832 – 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature ""as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit"", becoming the first Norwegian Nobel laureate. Bjørnson is considered to be one of The Four Greats (""De Fire Store"") among Norwegian writers,"
"at Treider College in 1905. He married Anne Marie Damnæs (1886–1960) at an unknown point, with whom he had the son Finn Mortensen (1922–1983). In 1906, he started working at ""Ørebladet"", and, in the following year, for the youth magazine ""Ekko"". After having spent half a year in the United States, Mortensen established Mortensen Norsk Korrespondanseskole (NKS), Norway's first correspondence school. In the first year, NKS had 125 pupils; 15 years later it had 9,000 and during the Second World War it had more than 50,000. In 1928, Mortensen established the publishing house Nasjonalforlaget, where he was director until 1934."
"parents were Jørgen Friederich Neelsen (1808–1862), an architect, and Julie Hedvig Rustad (1821–1878). Thora was married to theatre director Olaf Mørch Hansson (1856–1912) between 1880 and 1896. They were parents to Thorolf Mørch Hansson (1881–1952), a diplomat, and Gunnar Neels-Hansson (1883–1967), who became a theatre director. Gunnar was the father to the actress Thora Neels-Hansson (1918–2007), more known as Nøste Schwab. Thora Hansson Thora Hansson (December 2, 1848 – September 11, 1917) was a Norwegian actress and theatre director. She made her stage début at Christiania Theater in 1871, and worked at this theatre until 1899. Thora Hanssom was the"
"Dale T. Mortensen Dale Thomas Mortensen (February 2, 1939 – January 9, 2014) was an American economist and Nobel laureate. Mortensen was born in Enterprise, Oregon. He received his BA in economics from Willamette University and his PhD in Economics from Carnegie Mellon University. Mortensen had been on the faculty of Northwestern University since 1965 and a professor of Managerial Economics and Decision Sciences at the Kellogg School of Management since 1980. He was the Niels Bohr Visiting Professor at the School of Economics and Management, Aarhus University, from 2006 to 2010. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics"
"Nora Roberts Nora Roberts (born Eleanor Marie Robertson on October 10, 1950) is an American author of more than 225 romance novels. She writes as J. D. Robb for the ""in Death"" series, and has also written under the pseudonyms Jill March and for publications in the U.K. as Sarah Hardesty. Nora Roberts was the first author to be inducted into the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame. As of 2011, her novels had spent a combined 861 weeks on ""The New York Times"" Best Seller list, including 176 weeks in the number-one spot. Roberts was born on October"
"1993. In that same year, Peterson was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Peterson died on December 20, 1997. Esther Peterson Esther Eggertsen Peterson (December 9, 1906 – December 20, 1997) was a lifelong consumer and women's advocate. The daughter of Danish immigrants, Esther Eggertsen grew up in a Mormon family in Provo, Utah. She graduated from Brigham Young University in 1927 with a degree in physical education, and a master's from Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1930. She held several teaching positions in the 1930s, including one at the innovative Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers"
"Noelle Stevenson Noelle Stevenson (born December 31, 1991) is an American cartoonist and animation producer. She is known for the fantasy comic ""Nimona"" and the comics series ""Lumberjanes"", and has won an Eisner Award for both of them. She is the creator, showrunner and executive producer of the animated television series ""She-Ra and the Princesses of Power"". Stevenson attended the Maryland Institute College of Art. During her junior year, she created her soon-to-be popular character Nimona as part of an assignment in one of her classes. In summer 2012, Stevenson began creating a webcomic around the character, and soon signed"
"of the lead character played by Greta Garbo. Shayne is possibly best remembered as Moma Yoelson in ""The Jolson Story"" (1946) and ""Jolson Sings Again"" (1949), although Shayne appeared in nearly two dozen films from 1934-61. Shayne remained married to Akim Tamiroff until his death in 1972, and she retired at that time. She died from complications following a heart attack. Tamara Shayne Tamara Shayne (25 November 1902 – 23 October 1983, also known as Tamara Nikoulin) was a Russian-born actress long resident in the United States. Tamara Shayne was born Tamara Veniaminovna Olkenitskaya in Perm, Russia, to the family"
"Jess Mortensen Jesse Philo Mortensen (April 16, 1907 in Thatcher, Arizona – February 19, 1962) was a NCAA champion track athlete and coach. Mortensen is one of only three men to win Division I Men's Outdoor Track and Field Championship team titles as both an athlete and coach. Mortensen enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC) in 1928. While at USC, he won eight varsity letters, three each in basketball and track and field and two in football. In basketball, he was selected as an All-Pacific Coast Conference player in 1928 and 1930. In football, he played at the"
"2017, at the age of 69. Norma McCorvey Norma Leah McCorvey Nelson; (September 22, 1947 – February 18, 2017), better known by the legal pseudonym ""Jane Roe"", was the plaintiff in the landmark American lawsuit ""Roe v. Wade"" in 1973. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individual state laws banning abortion are unconstitutional. Later, McCorvey's views on abortion changed substantially; she became a Roman Catholic activist in the pro-life movement. McCorvey was born in Simmesport, Louisiana. She was briefly raised at her family's residence in Lettsworth in Pointe Coupee Parish. Later in her childhood, the family moved to Houston, Texas."
"Kay Mortensen Kay Mortensen (July 6, 1939 - November 16, 2009) was a retired professor of mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University who was murdered. He was born to Sherman and Roxie Mortensen in Ephraim, Utah on July 6, 1939. Kay graduated from Snow College, Utah State University, and finally from the University of Utah where he received a Ph.D. in Metallurgy. Kay was a professor of mechanical engineering at Brigham Young University for 37 years where he taught courses in manufacturing design, engineering technology, and mechanical engineering until his retirement. Three weeks before his murder he was released from"
"Cornelia Frances Jefferson Cornelia Frances Jefferson (' Cornelia Frances Thomas; 1 October 1796 in New York – 24 October 1848 in Philadelphia) was a famous early-American singer and prolific comic actress. She was known widely in her younger years as Mrs. Burke, which was the surname from her first marriage to Thomas Burke. Cornelia’s mother died when she was very young. Her father, who had been raised in affluence, lost everything and was very poor. He finally found employment in the service of Alexander Placide, ancestor of the family of famous actors bearing that name. Placide was then manager of"
"Audience Award for Best International Feature at the 2009 LA Film Festival. Eva Norvind Eva Norvind (born Eva Johanne Chegodayeva Sakonsky; May 7, 1944 – May 14, 2006) was a Norwegian-born Mexican actress, writer, documentary producer, director, sex therapist, and dominatrix. She was the mother of telenovela actress Nailea Norvind and the sister of composer and singer/songwriter Georg Kajanus. Norvind was the daughter of Russian prince Paul Vernstad née Chegodayef Sakonsky and Finnish sculptor Johanna Kajanus, who won the bronze medal for sculpture at the Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne (1937). Norvind, her mother and"